Public spending on education as a share of government expenditure fell 1.47% to 18.6% in South Africa in 2022, according to World Bank.
Historically, public spending on education as a share of government expenditure in South Africa reached an all time high of 20.3% in 2018 and an all time low of 16.1% in 2016.
South Africa has been ranked 19th within the group of 97 countries we follow in terms of public spending on education as a share of government expenditure, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Spending on Education (As % of Government Expenditure) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Angola | % | ... | ... | 6.76% | 5.78% | 6.05% | 5.29% | 6.92% | ||||||||||||||
| Botswana | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.8% | 22.6% | 22.3% | 21.5% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | ... | ... | ... | 15.5% | 15.2% | 13.8% | 14.8% | 14.4% | |||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.9% | 17.4% | 19.0% | 17.9% | 18.8% | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Namibia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.7% | 23.3% | 29.1% | 24.9% | 25.1% | ||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 18.9% | 20.3% | 18.7% | 18.6% | 18.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | ... | 18.7% | 17.2% | 18.5% | 15.9% | 15.3% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | ... | ... | 14.9% | 17.1% | 15.3% | 12.4% | 11.5% | ... | |||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.7% | 19.2% | 10.5% | 15.7% | ... | ... | ... |
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